u/Bompalompalomp2

Because I mean what's stopping them? Someone could sabotage every person's exam by screaming out the answers. They wouldn't be able to let everyone continue. What would happen- especially if it's a very large group of students like 100-300 in one room. And what if it's a smaller group? They just don't get the GCSE and have to wait until next year?

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I've got my GCSEs next week and I'm trying so hard to revise but I feel like shit 😭🙏 I've been taking ibuprofen but another problem is that I'm so emotional I can't focus I've just been sobbing 🤦‍♀️

I'd just like to say that I don't technically have tourettes, but I have diagnosed motor tics.

In school I usually try my best to mask my tics the best I can. Obviously some people know, but people usually leave me alone about it which is nice. Although I find that in high stress, they get worse and more noticeable. This has become apparent during my mock exams which has interfered and made timing a whole lot harder (it doesn't help that I take quite a few essay based subjects).

I've had moments when a nurse snapped at me to hold still when giving me a vaccine, and I've had a substitute teacher shout at me for 'rolling my eyes at her'. I'm a sensitive person, so I don't cope too well when it comes to this.

Anyway, I applied for exam accommodations. The school wasn't too helpful. The only thing I got is supervised exam breaks, where I can step outside for a while and my exam time pauses, and go back in. The break can be taken once per exam and 10 minutes max. This bothers me... like, I know I at least got something but my tics aren't exactly an on and off switch I can't exactly just let em out within 10 minutes and then perfectly reset and take my exam without distraction. I had a panic attack after one of my mocks, so I don't know if I'll be able to cope when it comes to the real thing. I wanted extra time but I didn't get it and I also applied to sit in a different room- I've been in a different room once before and I found it so much more helpful than the massive gyms with tons of students in. They're keeping me in the gyms because I don't make noise and my tics don't distract other students.

Furthermore, I'm worried that the invidulators will tell me off. Like how will all of them know what's going on with me? I don't wanna get disqualified for being annoying or suspicious. I also probably won't get special consideration, so if I have a ton of tics which sabotage my exam, that's my problem and that's that.

I feel like I'm overthinking this a lot, but I'm really scared for my GCSEs. If I could have any advice on what to do and advice on how to deal with stress, anxiety and tics and exam conditions it would mean the world to me.